Yellowjackets Season 1 builds its story around classic survival horror and group dynamics rather than identity politics, though scattered modern character elements push its wokeness to a moderate 6/10.
Yellowjackets Season 1 centers on a 1996 girls' high school soccer team surviving a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness and descending into savagery, with a parallel 2021 timeline of the adult survivors.
The premise draws from classic survival horror and Lord of the Flies-style group dynamics rather than identity politics, yet features noticeable progressive elements through its casting and character arcs. The ensemble is overwhelmingly female-led, with core teen survivors including Shauna (Sophie Nélisse), Taissa (Jasmin Savoy Brown), Natalie (Sophie Thatcher), and Misty (Sammi Hanratty), alongside adult counterparts like Melanie Lynskey and Tawny Cypress. Taissa's lesbian relationship with Van (Liv Hewson) forms a recurring subplot across timelines, including secret teen romance and adult marriage, while Coach Ben (Steven Krueger) has gay backstory flashbacks.
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We've run a full content analysis on Yellowjackets - Season 1 and scored it 6/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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Melanie Lynskey
Shauna Sadecki
Tawny Cypress
Taissa Turner
Sophie Nélisse
Teen Shauna Shipman
Jasmin Savoy Brown
Teen Taissa Turner
Sophie Thatcher
Teen Natalie Scatorccio
Sammi Hanratty
Teen Misty Quigley
Warren Kole
Jeff Sadecki
Courtney Eaton
Teen Lottie Matthews
Lauren Ambrose
Van Palmer
Christina Ricci
Misty Quigley
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